Holy Cross Football Wins Patriot League Championship

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Sunday, November 24, 2019

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The Holy Cross Crusaders football team cruised past Georgetown 24-0 to win the Patriot League Championship on Saturday afternoon at Fitton Field in Worcester.

Holy Cross wins the Patriot League title for the seventh time in school history.

The Crusaders will now advance to the NCAA playoffs for only the third time in school history, with the only previous appearances coming in 1983 and 2009.

The NCAA Selection Show is set for Sunday, November 24 at 12:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

Holy Cross Cruises Past Georgetown

The game was scoreless for the majority of the first half, until Holy Cross running back Domenic Cozier found the end zone on a 15-yard run with 2:08 remaining in the half.

Just before the break, freshman linebacker Jacob Dobbs intercepted a pass and returned it 56 yards for a touchdown to make the score 14-0 as teams headed into the locker room.

After a scoreless third quarter, Holy Cross kicker Derek Ng sent a 21-yard field goal through the uprights early in the fourth to make the score 17-0.

Cozier then iced game away with a 20-yard touchdown run with 3:38 left to play.

Dobbs finished the game with seven tackles, a sack, two tackles for loss and two interceptions, while senior defensive back Corey Stefanik posted 10 tackles with one tackle for loss.

Quarterback Connor Degenhardt connected on 10-of-14 passes for 144 yards, while freshman wide receiver Ayir Asante had a team-high six catches for 78 yards.

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